Friday, February 27, 2009

Hot Tamale Pie

I love fresh vegan tamales, but from what I've heard, making them is an all-day process. And I'm a gal on the go, so I ain't got time for all that mess. That's why I developed this Hot Tamale Pie for my cookbook:

It has a polenta-esque crust and it's filled with beans, veggies, and TexMex seasonings. Yummy in my tummy! I had some last night and today for lunch (served with a small romaine salad).

In other news, my kitty Seymour learned to drink from the sink this morning. He always sits on the counter in the bathroom when I'm getting ready in the mornings. Sometimes he'll lick the water left in the bottom of the sink after I wash my face. Today, I turned the sink on just a little, and after testing it with his paw, he tilted his head and started drinking!

Here's what he looked like afterward ... with water dripping from his little fuzzy chin:

What a cutie kitty! That pie looks amazing. I cannot WAIT until the cookbook. I'm sitting here with my friend from New Orleans (she's not vegan, but I'm working on her) and she's drooling over your blog :D

I love tamale time! I usually just pour something chili-like and cover it with cornbread batter...so easy but so, so good!When I lived in the desert my kitties were always licking the spout on the bathroom sink. It was so cute!

Hahahaha, oh my gosh, your kitty is SO cute!! We have 5 cats in my house right now (only one is mine and we can't wait to move), and 3 of them like to drink out of the faucet. My cat will only drink out of "people" water glasses....its all very cute!

My cat does the same thing. I discovered her licking the sink one day and thought turning on the faucet would distract her. Nope. Now she will go into the bathroom and sit on the counter and call for me to come in and turn the water on.

I used to think that it was cute when my cats drank from the sink, until I got my newest addition. He demands it even though i have never ever given in. Not once. Instead I bought him a fancy drinking fountain. He still races for whichever bathroom he thinks I'm headed to yowling his fool head off. Yeah...it's not so cute anymore.

I can't wait for your cookbook, I want to make that tamale pie now! :o) If you have testers they are so lucky to be one. Both my kitties love drinking out of the faucet. Everytime I go into the bathroom one of them runs in before me, jumps on the sink, and waits for the water to be turned on. Arn't kittie's wonderful? :o)

I haven't tried making full-blown tamales either, but this pie looks like a great alternative. I'm impressed with the cat's new water fountain...both of my dogs pretend to be toughies, but they're totally water-phobic.

What a sweet kitty! Nermal used to drink out of the sink and it got so bad that she refused to drink any other way, we've had to make some concessions (having the water bowl BY the sink), but at least she will drink out of a bowl now.

Tamales are wonderful but they DO take forever to make, I am loving the idea of a tamale pie!